Belgian theme park opens wild swing XL, the largest of its kind, and more
Bellewaerde opened its renewed Canada area with Seesaw Swing, Timber Trail and a greatly expanded Canadian Burger. At opening, Timber Trail was presented as a roughly 400-metre route backed by a 3.5 million euro investment.
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At the start of the 2026 season, Timber Trail's final role in Bellewaerde became clear. The renewed Canada area opened with Seesaw Swing as the headline ride, but the adventure course gained a distinct function of its own. Timber Trail was presented as a wooden route above the water, with different paths and levels of difficulty. That gave the park something different from a classic ride: guests move under their own power, choose how adventurous they want to be and experience the lake and Canadian setting from close range. The reported 3.5 million euro investment showed that Bellewaerde did not treat the course as a small side feature. Together with the rebuilt Canadian Burger and the timber, rope and sawmill-inspired decoration, Canada became a more complete area next to established attractions such as Wakala and Niagara. For families, Timber Trail is valuable because it adds activity and mild challenge without depending on a conventional queue-and-ride format. For theme park fans, the opening marked another step in Bellewaerde's investment wave: not only adding bigger attractions, but also creating more space to linger, explore and play.